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W. GASWELL.

VEHICLE AXLE.

. No. 275,994. Patented Apr. 17,1883.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER OASWELL, OF NAPOLEON, MISSOURI.

VEHICLE-AXLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,994, dated April 17, 1883.

Application filed December 26, 1882. '(N0 model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER OAsWELL, of Napoleon, in the county of La Fayette and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful I mprovementin Vehicle-Axles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the annexed draw in gs, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to solid metallic axles for vehicles; and the invention consists of the novel construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the axle, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, partly in section.

The axle A, which is preferably to be made of steel, is constructed with a double T- shaped body, B, to secure the greatest strength with the greatest economy of material. The central orconnecting web, 0, is made slightly wider 20 at D than throughout its length on account of the perforations E for the bolts by which the hounds and bolster are to be secured to the axle.

I do not brbadly claim a cast-metal axle. z 5

What I claim is- A straight cast-metal axle having the body B formed with a narrow central web, 0, which is made with wider portions at D for the perforations E, substantially as shown and de- 0 scribed.

WALTER GASWELL.

Witnesses:

J o. A. WILsoN, R031. A. WILsoN. 

